1200 – 800 BC, Greek Archaic. An ancient Greek era cast Bronze Age sword blade with a narrow, triangular, bevelled blade; raised midrib and a rectangular sectioned tang with a perforation for affixing a handle. From west Asia to Mainland Greece, bronze weaponry production flourished from the 2nd millennium BC to about 700 BC when it was gradually replaced by iron. Swords, spears and arrows were exchanged via trade and war and are discovered in both civic and ritual contexts. Superb condition with beautiful patina.Size: L:365mm / W:60mm ; 215g; Provenance: Property of a London gallery, previously in old British collection formed in the 1980s.